Knowra Carl Jung Carl Jung Carl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist who founded analytical psychology. He developed influential theories of the collective unconscious, archetypes, psychological types, and individuation.
Analytical psychology : A psychological approach founded by Carl Jung, emphasizing the psyche’s symbolic life, unconscious processes, and movement toward integration. This is the school Jung founded and the framework that organizes his theories.
Sigmund Freud : An Austrian neurologist who founded psychoanalysis and shaped twentieth-century theories of the unconscious. Freud was Jung’s mentor and collaborator before their theoretical relationship broke down.
Marie-Louise von Franz : A Swiss Jungian psychologist and scholar who developed interpretations of alchemy, fairy tales, and analytical psychology. She became one of Jung’s closest collaborators and extended his symbolic interpretations.
Jungian psychotherapy : A form of psychotherapy based on analytical psychology, using dreams, relationships, and symbolic material in treatment. It translates Jung’s theories of unconscious life and individuation into clinical practice.
Psychoanalysis : A psychological theory and therapeutic method founded by Sigmund Freud, centered on unconscious conflict and its effects. Jung’s analytical psychology began in dialogue with psychoanalysis, then rejected several Freudian emphases.
Collective unconscious : In Jung’s theory, a layer of the unconscious shared across humanity and expressed through inherited archetypal patterns. It supplies the transpersonal dimension that distinguishes Jung’s model of the psyche.
Burghölzli : A psychiatric hospital in Zurich where Jung worked under Eugen Bleuler and conducted influential word-association research. Jung’s clinical work there formed an early empirical basis for his theories of complexes.
Emma Jung : A Swiss analyst and writer who studied the Grail legend and helped establish the Jungian analytical community. Emma Jung pursued analytical work in her own right and supported the early Jungian institute.
Myers–Briggs Type Indicator : A personality questionnaire that classifies preferences using categories inspired by Jung’s theory of psychological types. The instrument popularized a simplified adaptation of Jung’s typology.
Behaviorism : A psychological approach that studies observable behavior and learning while avoiding explanations based on hidden mental states. Its methodological focus contrasts with Jung’s interpretation of unconscious symbols and inner experience.
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